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| One of the top-performing Stable Diffusion generations using the exact prompts from this article – photorealism meets thick oil paint in a single image. |
Man, Stable Diffusion straight up flipped the whole art game didnt it. You just bang out some words and boom there’s a picture that looks like it cost thousands. But heres the thing most people still suck at it because they write lazy prompts. The magic isnt in describing what you want its in telling the model exactly HOW to paint it like which artist which brush which lighting. Ive burned through literally thousands of seeds this year so i know which ones actually work not the garbage that floats around twitter.
People google the same stuff every single day “best stable diffusion art style prompts” “photorealistic stable diffusion prompt” “in the style of van gogh stable diffusion” blah blah. So here im just dumping the prompts that never fail me. Copy paste tweak a little and youre golden.
Photorealism That Makes You Touch the Screen
Everyone wants that “holy shit its a photo” moment. Heres the one i use when i need skin that looks real enough to have goosebumps.
“close up portrait beautiful young woman soft natural window light freckles subtle pores individual hairs catching light hazy background canon 85mm f1.8 golden hour cinematic color ultra photorealistic 8k highly detailed octane render”
Throw in camera and lens info every time. The model ate millions of flickr photos with exif data baked into captions so when you say 85mm or f1.8 it suddenly remembers how real photos actually look.
Street photography version that slaps:
“tokyo back alley blue hour wet asphalt reflections neon signs salarymen with umbrellas sony a7riv 35mm f2.8 slight film grain fujicolor superia vibes hyperrealistic moody”
Oil Paintings That Belong in Actual Museums
Oil painting prompts went nuclear once people figured out impasto actually works now.
This old sailor one gets stolen more than any other prompt i ever posted:
“grizzled old sea captain portrait dramatic side lighting deep wrinkles leather skin rich oil texture thick brushstrokes rembrandt caravaggio lighting john singer sargent brushwork museum masterpiece 8k”
The romantic dreamy shit that makes reddit cream itself:
“beautiful woman in white silk dress misty forest dawn golden rays through leaves alphonse mucha bouguereau hybrid art nouveau flowing hair intricate lace details soft pastel palette oil on canvas masterpiece”
Dark academia library one everybody saves:
“ancient library candlelight only floating dust motes leather books everywhere victorian gentleman in armchair reading thick oil paint rembrandt caravaggio dramatic shadows museum quality”
Watercolor That Looks Like Real Paint Not a Filter
Most watercolor prompts look like instagram crap. These actually bleed and stay transparent.
Cherry blossom one i use for tattoos and prints:
“single cherry blossom branch delicate pink petals transparent washes visible paper texture lots of white space japanese sumi-e influence minimalist masterpiece soft dreamy”
Kids book illustration that makes people cry its so cute:
“adorable red fox in enchanted forest fireflies glowing soft watercolor washes gentle colors beatrix potter quentin blake vibes storybook illustration hand painted feel”
Impressionism That Doesnt Look Like Ass
2023 was full of flat monet copies. Now we got the good stuff.
Real water lilies that pop:
“morning light on pond water lilies broken color strokes thick paint vibrating blues oranges claude monet impressionism plein air masterpiece”
Van gogh one that everyone recognizes instantly:
“starry night over french village swirling clouds cypress tree thick impasto vibrant blues yellows vincent van gogh star swirl energy post impressionist masterpiece”
Cyberpunk That Actually Looks Like Blade Runner
Cyberpunk never dies it just keeps getting prettier.
Rainy tokyo one that breaks the internet every time:
“rainy night shinjuku neon reflections wet pavement cyberpunk girl pink hair smoking holographic ads blade runner 2049 aesthetic heavy film grain cinematic 8k”
Clean syd mead future that looks expensive:
“golden hour futuristic metropolis flying cars sleek towers holographic billboards warm sunset cool neon syd mead beeple style ultra clean cinematic”
Anime That Doesnt Look Like Cheap AI Garbage
Everyone begs for anime but hates when it looks soulless.
Ghibli one that feels like childhood:
“little girl on bicycle dirt road countryside wildflowers big fluffy clouds totoro spirited away miyazaki vibes detailed background warm sunlight wholesome masterpiece”
Makoto shinkai wallpaper one:
“silver haired anime girl in kimono cherry petals falling detailed eyes reflection dramatic sky your name weathering with you style breathtaking 4k anime wallpaper”
Surrealism That Actually Feels Trippy
Finally stopped looking like random objects thrown together.
Dali one everybody uses now:
“melting clocks on dead tree branch endless desert elephants with spider legs flaming giraffe background salvador dali persistence of memory ultra detailed surreal masterpiece”
Pixel Art That Looks Like Real Retro Games
2024 was the year pixel art came back hard.
16 bit forest that makes gamers cry:
“mystical forest twilight pixel art detailed sprites 16bit snes palette final fantasy vi chrono trigger vibes retro gaming masterpiece”
Dead Artist Prompts That Just Work
Copy paste these when someone says “make it like picasso”
Da vinci:
“mysterious woman slight smile smoky sfumato renaissance background leonardo da vinci mona lisa vibes masterpiece”
Picasso cubism:
“woman playing guitar geometric fragments multiple viewpoints bold colors pablo picasso cubist period”
Frida:
“self portrait thorns around neck hummingbird monkeys jungle background vibrant mexican colors frida kahlo symbolic”
Dürer:
“young hare super detailed fur grass blades renaissance engraving style albrecht dürer masterpiece”
The Cheat Codes (Weighting + Negatives)
Want the style to actually show up strong? Do this:
“starry night sky cypress tree thick impasto (vincent van gogh style:1.35) vibrant colors post impressionism”
That little (style:1.35) makes the model obey.
My negative prompt i use on literally everything artistic:
“blurry bad quality deformed extra limbs fused fingers ugly poorly drawn hands bad anatomy watermark text frame signature out of frame overexposed oversaturated plastic skin doll face”
Last Bit of Advice
Seriously the gap between meh images and holy-shit images is like twenty extra words. Tell it the lighting tell it the brush tell it the exact damn artist. This model knows more art than every art history major combined.
Just steal these prompts swap the subject keep the style words. Thats how you get your own look going.
Real talk the best ai artists right now cant draw for shit. They just learned how to talk to the machine better than everyone else.
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